Psychedelic drug therapy in psychiatry

What are psychedelic drugs? Are
they simply dangerous drugs of abuse? Or sacramental tools used by
non-Western cultures for spiritual value?

Can they assist us in our study of human
consciousness and the physiology of the brain? Or treat
patients with unremitting mental health problems?

Psychedelics have a controversial history and
the subject has always been divisive. This module will look
objectively and scientifically at the relative risks and benefits
of psychedelic drugs in order to:

explore their complex psychopharmacology

appreciate the role psychedelics have played in
cultural development

provide a brief review of the history of
psychedelic drug therapy in psychiatry and a discussion about its
possible future.

We will look at the development of these drugs
within the profession of psychiatry, including: